flourishing

n. a condition denoting good mental and physical health: the state of being free from illness and distress but, more important, of being filled with vitality and functioning well in one’s personal and social life. Compare languishing. —flourish vb.

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Psychology term of the day

November 16th 2024

ascending tract

a bundle of nerve fibers that carries sensory inputs through the spinal cord toward the brain. Also called ascending pathway. Compare descending tract.